Four months old

For meningitis B vaccination there is likely to be a fever of up to 39c afterwards so we advise administering paracetamol soon after the vaccination (you will be given a dose to give) and up to two more times every four to six hours.

*** Please note that there is a shortage of the Men ACWY vaccine and a rolling program of vaccination is in place as follows:We can vaccinate first all teenagers aged 17-18 years of age ( born between 1/9/1996 - 31/8/1997) they are all eligible regardless of their plans to attend university and definately before university, if they were attending. As stock is limited the rolling schedule is as follows for everyone else:.

October 2015 : School year 9 or 10 – age 13-15 ( this will be the routine schedule) January 2016 : Current year 10 – will be year 11 at time of vaccine ( catch up) April 2016 : Current year 12 – will be year 13 at time of vaccineApril 2017: Current Year 11- Will be year 13 at time of vaccine

2 to 4 years

3 years 4 months

Girls 12-13 years

14 years

Please tell the nurse if your child has a fever, takes steroids, has a serious disease, has allergies particular to eggs, has a strong reaction to any previous inoculations or has a parent or brother or sister who has suffered from epilepsy.

*** Please note that there is a shortage of the Men ACWY vaccine and a rolling program of vaccination is in place as follows:

We can vaccinate first all teenagers aged 17-18 years of age ( born between 1/9/1996 - 31/8/1997) they are all eligible regardless of their plans to attend university and definately before university, if they were attending. As stock is limited the rolling schedule is as follows for everyone else:

October 2015 : School year 9 or 10 – age 13-15 ( this will be the routine schedule) January 2016 : Current year 10 – will be year 11 at time of vaccine ( catch up) April 2016 : Current year 12 – will be year 13 at time of vaccineApril 2017: Current Year 11- Will be year 13 at time of vaccine